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DiNapoli Offers Proposal to Encourage Better Local Government Budgeting
… The bill would provide reimbursement from the state to municipalities for costs incurred for hiring financial advisors to assist in the development of multi-year budget plans. … is “susceptible to fiscal stress,” or “no designation.” To date, DiNapoli’s monitoring system has identified a total of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-offers-proposal-encourage-better-local-government-budgetingImproper Payments Related to the Medicare Buy-In Program (Follow-Up) (2014-F-12)
We have followed up on the actions taken by officials of the Department of Health to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report, Improper
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-14f12.pdfUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-266.3
… Employees Courts employees who are seeking to initiate or terminate deductions for union dues Background A recent … Notify employees to contact their union to initiate, terminate or modify their membership status. Questions Please …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-2663-updated-procedures-initiating-or-terminating-payrollUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-266.1
… Employees Courts employees who are seeking to initiate or terminate deductions for union dues Background A recent … Notify employees to contact their union to initiate, terminate or modify their membership status. Questions Please …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-2661-updated-procedures-initiating-or-terminating-payrollState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse … effectively monitoring the expenses reported by Palladia to ensure that reimbursed claims are allowable, supported and … – and in some cases even lacks the equipment necessary to do so. Orders are, at times, ambiguous and lack time frames …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Op-Ed: Act on Proposal to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… The Albany Times Union today, urging the state Legislature to act on his proposal to create an optional investment pool to help fund retire health insurance and other post employment benefits (OPEB). * … costs over the long term. There would be no limit on how much or how little a government can deposit into the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-op-ed-act-proposal-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careState Agencies Bulletin No. 1526
… security number as the main employee identifier. The NYS employee number should be safeguarded. Effective Date(s) … personnel should take appropriate steps to safeguard the NYS EmplID as well as all employee data in the Payroll … the EmplID as a confidential identifier Do not publish the NYS EmplID on training rosters or sign in sheets that others …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1526-use-new-york-state-employee-id-new-york-state-payroll-systemDiNapoli: 59 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… Fifty-nine school districts have been designated as fiscally stressed under New York … fiscal stress” and the remaining 48 as “susceptible to fiscal stress.” The scores are based on the evaluation of … not to amass excessive levels of fund balance in order to do so.” Using financial indicators that include year-end fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-59-school-districts-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: State Paid $14.5 Billion for Medicaid Home Care Services That Lacked Verification
… can submit information about their home visit using a phone app, landline phone, or fixed object placed in the home. During the audit … records for in-home services contributed to the high number of payments that did not have matches to these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-state-paid-145-billion-medicaid-home-care-services-lacked-verificationMonroe County - Financial Condition (2018M-179)
… $12.4 million in one-time increases that are unlikely to recur. The County relied on $65 million in revenue … $30.85 million in reported general fund interfund advances to cover deficit cash balances in 2017. The County does not have sufficient general fund balance to mitigate significant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/12/07/monroe-county-financial-condition-2018m-179Annual Financial Report of the Oil Spill Fund
The Oil Spill Fund pays for the cleanup and removal of petroleum spills when the parties responsible for the spills are unable or unwilling to do so.
DiNapoli: SED Needs To Improve Oversight of School Districts' English Language Learners Programs
… to English Language Learners (ELLs). "New York can do a better job when it comes to helping students who are … York City increasing 8% from 2019-20 to 2022-23. Because a high school diploma is a standard requirement for many jobs and higher education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-sed-needs-improve-oversight-school-districts-english-language-learners-programsDiNapoli Urges Department of Labor to Improve Investigations of Hours Worked by Nurses
… by nurses in a consistent or timely basis, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … need care around the clock, and nurses are often required to stay and work extra hours," DiNapoli said. "Chronic … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-urges-department-labor-improve-investigations-hours-worked-nursesTown of Sweden – Justice Court (2014M-318)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the processes and procedures for the Court’s … not providing sufficient oversight of Court operations and have not adequately segregated the duties of their clerks. … and accountability analyses. However, the Justices do not regularly review them. The clerks have developed their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/02/20/town-sweden-justice-court-2014m-318Opinion 90-1
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (gifts of moneys to public entities) LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds … LAW, §27-0925; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(i): Where a town imposes an assessment on the gross receipts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. New York City Department of Education – … of health by including mental health and its relation to physical health. While instruction is the cornerstone for … recipients in MMC or HARP who enroll in Medicare and do not need long-term services and support. A prior audit, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… assistance to state Medicaid programs, but also required states to maintain managed care coverage for enrolled … on behalf of recipients who should have been, but were not, disenrolled from managed care into FFS, as allowed by … initial audit, issued in June 2021, found that OMH could do more to ensure the ongoing availability of TMH by approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. Gaming Commission: Oversight of Casino … oversight cost charges, leaving the commission unprepared to address disputes that may arise. Office of General … Auditors found Transit’s new customer-focused measures do not appear to meet the plan’s goals. For a metric to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … County) Auditors found that timesheets did not have employees' signatures or show actual hours worked. … Although available reports indicate that the structures do not have any urgent repair needs, most units could improve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 2000-7
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … the commissioner recuses himself from discussions relative to the contract and abstains from voting on matters relating … of such contract and (2) the duties of such employment do not directly involve the procurement, preparation or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-7